Regardless of the Los Angeles Clippers’ Western Conference semifinals exit to the Denver Nuggets, Clippers head coach Doc Rivers is anticipated to return to the workforce subsequent season.
According to Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes, Rivers can be “working it again subsequent season,” after being a significant element in star ahead Kawhi Leonard’s arrival to the franchise final offseason.
Leonard is a free agent after the 2020-21 NBA season.
Rivers was acquired in an offseason commerce with the Celtics following the 2012-13 NBA season. He has been the Clippers’ head coach since and has taken the workforce to the playoffs in six of his seven seasons with the membership.
Rivers has been a head coach within the NBA because the 1999-00 season, when he was the pinnacle coach of the Magic. He later coached the Celtics.
All through his two decade profession as a head coach, he has received one NBA championship and made only a single different convention finals look.
The Clippers completed the 2019-20 season with a 49-23 report earlier than finally being sent home in disappointing fashion Wednesday by the Nuggets.
Try the newest information and notes from across the NBA:
- Denver Nuggets assistant coach Wes Unseld Jr., the architect of Denver’s protection, made an excellent stronger case of the Chicago Bulls’ head teaching job by serving to his workforce defeat the Clippers. (Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPN)
- Veteran heart Marc Gasol is contemplating a return to Europe for household causes, the place he would then proceed his skilled profession. He performed for the Raptors this previous season, however is a free agent. (Xavier Saiso Garcia, Radio Ser Catalunya)
- Nuggets GM Calvin Sales space has withdrawn his identify from the Sacramento Kings’ seek for a brand new head of basketball operations. The Kings are determined to make a rent this week, deciding amongst Minnesota’s Sachin Gupta, Houston’s Monte McNair and former Hawks GM Wes Wilcox. (Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPN)
- Sources with data of the Bucks’ possession’s pondering stated it is extremely unlikely that the groups pursue Oklahoma Metropolis level guard Chris Paul as an answer to the workforce’s points. (Sam Amick & Eric Nehm, The Athletic)
- Giannis Antetokounmpo’s older brother, Thanasis, and their agent, Alex Saratsis, additionally attend the current assembly between the 2018-19 league MVP and Bucks administration. (Sam Amick & Eric Nehm, The Athletic)
